Coptic Cairo

Coptic Cairo is a part of which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the , the , the and many other Coptic churches and historical sites.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (80 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Qaṣr al-šamaʿ”
  • Description: part of Old Cairo which encompasses Coptic churches and historical sites

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ben Ezra Synagogue and Coptic Museum.
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The , sometimes referred to as the…
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The is a in Coptic Cairo, Egypt… is situated 150 metres west of Coptic Cairo.
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The Coptic Orthodox Church of St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.
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is the extensive district of southern …
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . is situated 2½ km north of Coptic Cairo.
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Coptic Cairo

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Latitude
30.00626° or 30° 0′ 23″ north
Longitude
31.23184° or 31° 13′ 55″ east
Open location code
8G2H264J+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28827708
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­district
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11495792
Wiki­data ID
Q3438824

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Coptic Cairo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القاهرة القبطية”
  • Arabic: “القاهره القبطيه”
  • Arabic: “قصر الشمع” (historical)
  • Catalan: “Caire Copte”
  • Chinese: “开罗科普特老城”
  • Croatian: “Koptski Kairo”
  • Czech: “Koptská Káhira”
  • Dutch: “Coptic Cairo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “القاهرة القبطية”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “القاهره القبطيه”
  • Esperanto: “Kopta Kairo”
  • French: “Caire copte”
  • French: “Le Caire copte”
  • German: “Koptisch-Kairo”
  • Greek: “Κοπτικό Κάιρο”
  • Hausa: “Alkahira ta Coptic”
  • Hebrew: “הרובע הקופטי של קהיר”
  • Indonesian: “Kairo Koptik”
  • Irish: “Caireo Choptach”
  • Italian: “Cairo copta”
  • Japanese: “コプティックカイロ”
  • Japanese: “コプト地区”
  • Korean: “콥틱 카이로”
  • Maltese: “Kajr Koptu”
  • Persian: “قاهره قبطی”
  • Portuguese: “Cairo Copta”
  • Romanian: “Cairo copt”
  • Romanian: “Cairo creștin”
  • Russian: “Коптский Каир”
  • Slovenian: “Koptski Kairo”
  • Spanish: “Barrio copto de El Cairo”
  • Swedish: “Koptiska Kairo”
  • Tamil: “கோப்திய கெய்ரோ”
  • Urdu: “قبطی قاہرہ”

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